What exactly do we mean when we talk of innovation? How does it come about, and what can realistically be done to generate more of it? If being more innovative is our stated goal, how should we measure our progress to improve our results?
Event Date: Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 at 5:15pm
Please join the MBA Council of Houston and the MIT Enterprise Forum of Texas for a very special panel discussion concerning the management of innovation, moderated by Dr. John Lienhard. (Yes, this is the same famous Dr. John Lienhard that we have listened to at 7:30am on the NPR radio station hosting the segment entitled The Engines of Our Ingenuity.)
When: Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Networking and hors d’oeuvres at 5:15 p.m.
Program will commence at 6:00 p.m.
Where: The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch
1801 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas 77019
Program Cost: $50
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*Due to security requirements placed by the Federal Reserve Bank, all attendees must register by noon on November 19th
Featured Panelists:
Dr. John Lienhard (Moderator) – Author and voice of NPR's The Engines of Our Ingenuity, is M.D. Anderson Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering and History at the University of Houston. He received BS and MS degrees from Oregon State College and the University of Washington, his PhD from UC / Berkeley, and he holds two honorary doctorates. He is known for his research in the thermal sciences as well as in cultural history. He is an Honorary Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Dr. Steven P. Nichols - Serves as professor of Mechanical Engineering at UT-Austin. He directs the Clint W Murchison Sr. Chair of Free Enterprise, a role in which he develops programs focusing on product development, technology innovation, creativity and professional responsibility. He is also Director of the Advanced Manufacturing Center in UT's Cockrell School of Engineering.
Bill Rothwell - was appointed VP, Innovation and Chemicals Technology with Shell Global Solutions Inc. in 2007. Overseeing 500 scientists and engineers in Europe, Asia and the US, Bill has global responsibility for identifying and leveraging innovation and chemical technology across the Royal Dutch Shell Group.
Michele Brekke - is Director of Technology Transfer at NASA's Johnson Space Center. In this role Michele manages programs that encourage the transfer of technology from NASA into the private sector; develops partnerships with industry and businesses; and works with NASA, industry and academia to develop innovation partnerships for break-through technologies. She also works with NASA engineers and scientists at JSC to ensure successful patenting of their inventions.
Gary Reamey - is Senior Principal and Country Leader responsible for Edward Jones' Canadian Operations. Joining Edward Jones upon graduation from Wabash College in 1977, Reamey led the firm's first significant expansion into a major metropolitan area (Chicago) in the early '80s - a radical departure from the firm's practice of establishing branches almost exclusively in rural areas. This experiment served as prototype for Edward Jones' expansion into many American and U.K. cities. Reamey received an MBA from the University of Chicago in 1987. He is a trustee of Wabash College, a director for the Investment Industry Assoc. of Canada, and a past governor of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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